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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

I remember the first time I heard about Samantha Verant's King of the Mutants. She said something about the main character being a boy with a tail, and I was pretty much sold on the idea, because it's my firm opinion that there aren't enough boys with tails in contemporary literature. (Can you think of any? Of course not.) We also started a random thing where we would say "BRING BACK THE TAIL" in the middle of conversations on Facebook. I don't quite know why except that it seemed the thing to do. And again, tails. We need more tail diversity, plain and simple.

So I was entirely thrilled when Samantha sold the book, and equally thrilled when she asked me to take part in the blog tour! This thing is highly recommended. You should read it.

ABOUT KING OF THE MUTANTS:

Title:
King of the Mutants

Publication
date: October 21, 2014

Publisher:
Tantrum Books/Month9Books, LLC.

Author: Samantha Verant

Can one boy stop a nefarious plot to
turn kids into super-mutants?

Maverick
Mercury enjoys his life as the sideshow attraction known as “Gator Boy” at
Grumbling’s Traveling Circus and Sideshow.

His freakish mutations are the result of
some billionaire geneticist’s experiments gone awry. But life as a mutant
is about to get worse, as Maverick uncovers a plot to kidnap kids, turns them
into super-mutants, and sells their powers to the highest bidder.

Now, Maverick is on a mission to find the
mad scientist who may have created him and destroy his sinister plans!

Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a
self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional,
French chef. Over the years, she’s visited many different countries, lived in
many places, and worked many jobs— always on the search for the one thing that
truly excited her. Then, one day, she found everything she’s been looking for:
a passion for the written word and true love. Writing not only enabled her to
open her heart, it led her to southwestern France, where she’s now married to a
sexy French rocket scientist she met over twenty years ago, a stepmom to two
incredible kids, and the adoptive mother to one ridiculously expensive Bengal
cat. When she’s not trekking from Provence to the Pyrénées, tasting wine in
American-sized glasses, or embracing her inner Julia Child while deliberating
what constitutes the perfect boeuf bourguignon, Samantha is making her best
effort to relearn those dreaded conjugations.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

This weekend, I'm thrilled to be appearing at Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend as a Featured Author. Seriously thrilled. I've been waiting for an excuse to break out my tentacle nail wraps, and this is the one. Tentacles, people. Tent-a-cles.

Anyway, if you happen to be hanging around Orlando and admiring the palm trees, come see me! Here's my schedule:

Can't make it? I still have something fun and monstery to share. My newest short story, LifeGard Station #4, will be appearing in the Halloween edition of the Fate Codex, which should be coming out in the next couple of days! This short story combines a couple of my favorite things--zombies and weird science--with rodeo. Yeah. Rodeo. So if you're looking for a new idea for a game or just happen to like zombies, weird science, or rodeo, I hope you'll head on over and consider subscribing. At $1.99 per issue, it's a pretty darned good deal.

Oh, and because I can't resist, here's an old Halloween video. It still makes me laugh.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Hey! Look! I’m going to be appearing
in three different states over the next couple of weeks! It’s like a tour,
minus the bus and the groupies. I’d love to see you at any of the above. You
could come to all of them, but that might be creepy if we’re not related. Actually, come to think of it, it
might even be creepy if we are…

ANYWAY. Here are the details; would
love to see you there. Or there. Or even there.

As a part of the B&N Pop Culture
series, I’ll be signing books and talking derby with a few members of Toledo’s
junior derby team, the Frogtown Fallgirls. This is a chance to get a copy of Demon Derby if you don't have one yet! Come get a picture taken with some
derby girls and see my new skeleton derby shirt. Oh, and me too. Get more
details here.

Geek achievement unlocked! That's right, peeps, I'm going to be at GenCon! I'll be talking authory stuff on my own and gaming stuff with the rest of the staff at Evil Hat Productions. Here's my schedule:

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

I don’t even
know what to say about this, so I’m going to let my spokesman, Richard Simmons,
say it for me.

PEEEOPLE!
Demon Derby is out today! I’ve been so excited to read this book that I’m
rolling around in vegetables! Okay, so I’d take any excuse to do that, but still, it's EXCITING! Also full of vitamins! And good for your hair!

I'm not sure about that last claim, but I'm still pretty darned excited. In case you haven't heard about it, Demon Derby is about a girl named Casey Kent. Casey is a cancer survivor turned demon fighting derby girl. The book is inspired by my husband, aka Slayer of Bees, who is a bone marrow transplant doctor, a cancer survivor, and a ninja. He is also awesome. I am also biased.

Totally biased.

One of the best things about this book is that it gave me a chance to get to know a lot of terrific junior derby girls. If you haven't taken in a junior derby bout, you are missing out! These girls are tough cookies, and it's been so nice to get to know them. I'm particularly biased toward the following teams, who signed up to help spread the word about the book and hold bone marrow drives to help make more cancer survivors like Casey and Slayer, even if they don't become demon fighting derby girls. You should totally check them out:

Central KY Junior Roller Derby (Louisville, KY)

Cherry Bomb Charmers Junior Roller Derby (Jacksonville, FL)

Delta's Angels (Memphis, TN)

Frogtown Fallgirls (Toledo, OH)

Greater Edmonton Junior Roller Derby All Stars (Edmonton, AB)

Hoosier Bruisers Junior Derby (Anderson, IN)

Hudson Valley Frightmares (Kingston, NY)

Indianapolis Junior Roller Derby (Indianapolis, IN)

Jersey Junior Roller Derby (Jackson, NJ)

Juvenile Dollinquents (San Diego, CA)

Lansing Junior Vixens (Lansing, MI)

Lilac City Pixies (Spokane, WA)

Miami's Lil Miss Demeanors (Cutler Bay, FL)

Rolling Rebellion (Sanger, TX)

Second City Slaughter (Chicago, IL)

Southern Colorado Junior Roller Derby (Colorado Springs, CO)

The Atomic Cupcakes (Linden, MI)

Twin Cities Junior Roller Derby (Blaine, MN)

V Town Derby Delinquents (Hanford, CA)

Wasatch Junior Rollers (Taylorsville, UT)

But these are just the teams that have signed up to help promote the book, so if you don't see anything near you, that doesn't mean your area doesn't have a team. Here's a handy listing of teams, and there are lots of new ones popping up too. Google is your friend.

And vegetables! Don't forget the vegetables!

And also vegetables. Thanks for the reminder, Richard.

Bookstores are also your friend, but if you can't find a copy of Demon Derby at your local one, you can also get one at these fine retailers:

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go flail with excitement. That's my plan for today. Lots and lots of flailing. Also accompanied by some high pitched noises. I'm so excited for this book, and I hope that if you read it and like it, you'll take the time to tell someone about it. It really does make a difference.

About Me

I like writing books, playing games, fighting evil, and cooking (everyone's got to have hobbies). My YA zombie comedy, BAD TASTE IN BOYS, is available from Delacorte Press right now! The next Kate Grable adventure, BAD HAIR DAY, will be available November 2012. Which is la awesome.